TRACK GAGE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: portable device for measurement of railroad track parameters. SUBSTANCE: the offered track gage consists of body to which immovable stop for rails is rigidly attached. Movable stop of rails is connected to lever through link. Made on movable stop is indicator interacting with track gage scale. Attached to body is device for measuring elevation of one rail with respect to the other, which consists of level vial rigidly secured to casing to which pin is rigidly attached and pressed by means of spring to spiral surface of dial. Dial is rotated by hand on axial attached to clamp. Clamp is rigidly secured to body of track gage. Longitudinal axes of horizontal hinge and dial pin are parallel to each other. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 4 dwg